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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There was someone here whose child got the AB Duke scholarship. Maybe they still roam the forum, would be curious to here what their child did to get it as well, and also where else they got in (I’m assuming they accepted the scholarship)[/quote]
I'm here. We didn't know anything about Duke's scholarships until they contacted DD and informed her that she is a finalist for one. DD was also accepted by GA Tech, UVA, VA Tech, etc. and waitlisted by the two Ivies and CMU. She is exceptionally self-motivated and driven: participated in numerous competitions, won some, volunteered a lot, had a part-time job since the age of 14 teaching math and reading. Co-authored a CS textbook, is fluent in our native language, was a co-captain of the two school clubs, NM Scholar, high SAT and GPA (4.65 at TJ), a dozen AP exams all 5s, took the most challenging classes (e.g., Multivariable Calc and AP Physics C in 10th grade, the most challenging 4xx undergraduate math class at Duke during her 1st semester). She just started her 2nd semester at Duke and feels that 5 classes and several clubs aren't enough, so she applied for various part-time jobs and is about to start working as a software engineer 15 hours a week. She somehow still has plenty of time to socialize with her awesome friends, exercise, read books, watch movies, YouTube, and TikTok. [/quote]

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